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OBJECT TYPE: AC/LABORATORY/STANDARD/PORTABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0650.001

MANUFACTURER: Weston Electrical Instrument Co.
MODEL: 155
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 4940
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASING/ GLASS/ METAL PARTS/ LEATHER STRAP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.3 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Height: 21.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Weston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: VOLMETER WAS USED AS THE INSPECTION STANDARD BY THE DOMINION OF CANADA DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE STANDARDS DIVISON.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE STRENGTH OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT IN AMPERES (REF.2)
Technical: PORTABLEINSTRUMENTS IS CONSTRUCTED TO BE MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE FOR TESTING PURPOSES. THEY ARE USED MORE OR LESS FOR EXACT MEASUREMENTS AND THEREFORE ARE DESIGNED FOR GREAT ACCURACY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL READING 'WESTON AC AMMETER/ NO. [?]'/ PLATE READING 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. [?]'
Missing: .1 GLASS IS CRACKED ON THE FACE, SEEMS TO BE MISSING FRONT PLAQUE/ .2 GOOD, MISSING MFR'S PLAQUE
Finish: WOOD STAINED & VARNISHED/ PLATED METAL/ BLACK LEATHER/ WHITE DIAL WITH BLACK MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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Weston Electrical Instrument Co., Ammeter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0650, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1984.0650.001/

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